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The Mood Challenge for ResearchKit

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The Mood Challenge for ResearchKit calls on researchers, technologists, and data scientists to submit proposals for ResearchKit studies that will further our understanding of mood, its correlates, and its relation to social context through the novel interpretation of signals from iPhone, related sensors, and other data sources.

Submissions for research proposals close at 11:59:59 PM ET on Sunday, May 22, 2016. Please submit at least two hours before the deadline to ensure your completed submission is received. Once the form is submitted, it may take a few minutes to load into our system. Please do not reload the form or exit the browser until you see a message confirming that we have received your submission.

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Submission Summary

Submission Name *

Title of submission as it would appear if in the App Store.

Submission Headline *

One-sentence “elevator pitch.” (15 words max)

Submission Abstract *

Broad description of your mood-related research plan, including target audience, primary research questions, initial hypotheses, and expected research outcomes or findings. (250 words max)

Focus *

Does your submission focus on any of the following areas? Select one or more:

Detecting Emotional Signals
Direct Measurement of Mood
Exploring Contextual Factors and Social Determinants of Mood
Other

Scientific Grounding

Explain in detail the mood-related hypothesis you would like to test or research question you would like to explore utilizing ResearchKit. *

(150 words max)

How do your hypothesis and proposed research relate to existing theories and constructs from mood research or other fields? Briefly review existing literature that explores relevant or adjacent research topics. *

(250 words max)

ResearchKit Considerations

Explain your target audience and how your study would appeal to that audience. *

(250 words max)

Explain how your hypothesis is testable through the ResearchKit framework? How does your submission incorporate the unique capabilities of mobile device-based research? *

(250 words max)

How would your proposal be translated into a ResearchKit app? Briefly describe how you would design active and passive tasks (as per the ORKTask Protocol), obtain informed consent for data collection, and determine participant eligibility. *

(250 words max)

Signals and Data

Describe any digital signals from iPhone and related devices that your proposed study would collect and analyze. *

(250 words max)

Are there iPhone data streams, usage statistics, or additional sensors/signals not currently available to developers that would benefit your research? Please describe your proposed use of this information and proxy measures you would use if not granted access to these data streams. *

(250 words max)

Describe any outside data that your proposed study would analyze. How do you plan to collect and integrate this data into your study? *

(250 words max)

Explain how you would test and preliminarily validate proposed correlations and/or measurements with users. *

(250 words max)

Impact

Describe how future ResearchKit studies could benefit from elements of your ResearchKit study or data collection methods? (e.g., mPower's gait measurement tool can be used to study movement in research not related to Parkinson’s disease.) *

(250 words max)

How do you envision the results from your research contributing to scientific theory and societal understanding of mood and the ways in which it is measured? *

(250 words max)

How would your study share findings and insights back to end users in a meaningful way? *

(250 words max)

Team

Describe your team and characterize its strengths and commitment. *

(250 words max)

What additional resources (skills, capital, data, etc.) would you need to develop this proposal into a functioning ResearchKit study over the course of the Challenge? *

(150 words max)

Supplemental Documentation

You may upload an asset (e.g., text document, PowerPoint presentation, etc.) to supplement your responses in this submission form.

Please note, supplemental documentation exceeding 5 pages will not be accepted. Accepted upload file formats include: .doc, .docx, .ppt, .pdf, .mp4, .mov, .jpg, .png. Files must not exceed 20 MB.

Affiliation

I am applying on behalf of... *

Select one:

...myself.
...a legal entity.

If applying on behalf of a legal entity, please provide the name of the entity below.

If applying on behalf of yourself, please disclose the names of any additional team members that are not citizens or permanent residents of the United States of America. If your team has no foreign citizens, please state “none.” *

Please see the Rules, Terms and Conditions for additional details concerning eligibility.

Third Party Works

Does your submission include any third party works? *

Select one:

Yes, and I affirm that appropriate documentation for all licenses and releases can be supplied upon request of NVF, RWJF, and/or Luminary Labs.
No.

If yes, please describe these works below:

Submission Checklist

Must agree to all in order to submit. *

I attest that if I am selected as a semi-finalist, I will develop the submitted proposal into a design for a ResearchKit study by the conclusion of the Virtual Accelerator.
I understand that if I am selected as a semi-finalist, I am required to participate in the Innovator’s Boot Camp in the San Francisco Bay Area (estimated July 2016) and present my submission at Semi-Finalist Presentations in Princeton, NJ (estimated September 2016).
I attest that if I am selected as a finalist, I am required to develop my design into a working prototype and test that prototype with users in Apple TestFlight.
I have read and understand the Rules, Terms & Conditions, and fully agree to them.
I am an entrant that meets all eligibility criteria as stated in the Rules, Terms & Conditions.
My submission is compliant with all applicable privacy laws.
I did not receive assistance from Review Panel members or judges associated with the Challenge when preparing this submission.

Submission period now closed.

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